Benefits

September 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Overall claim costs in employer-sponsored health plans will continue to increase in the high single digits next year, a Wells Fargo survey of...

September 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The uninsured rate for working-age Americans ticked down in 2011, but only because public program coverage grew...

September 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most workers who are likely to be focused on retirement savings have access to an employer-provided retirement...

September 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fewer American families are participating in a retirement plan at work, but more of those with a plan are in a 401(k), a...

September 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A University of Missouri researcher has found many Americans choose to retire when the economic markets are peaking, an action that can cause...

September 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most employers are considering implementing retiree health care strategies that open access to the individual Medicare plan market through health care exchanges, according...

September 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. health care spending grew faster than expected among those with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) in 2011, according to a report.

September 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Food preparation and service workers are professions that need coffee the most, according to a survey by Dunkin’ Donuts and CareerBuilder.

September 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Setting a higher starting point for retirement plan contributions would make a significant difference in improving workers’...

September 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A record number of health care organizations are offering enhanced features in their defined contribution (DC) plans.

September 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Open enrollment is an optimal time to distribute federal notices at once rather than throughout the year to streamline the administrative process, speakers...

September 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly two-thirds of private-industry workers had access to some form of retirement plan, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor...

September 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most of Canada’s 50- to 59-year-olds do not plan to sacrifice their current lifestyle as they enter retirement, despite falling short of their...

September 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An education policy statement and education strategy document are helpful in building a retirement plan education program for employees.

September 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Worries about looming changes in the state’s beleaguered pension system have prompted a surge in retirements across...

September 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions’ roundtable, witnesses agreed business owners need incentives to offer retirement plans.

September 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Do the estimates of income replacement in retirement take into consideration the single biggest cost and worry for retirees: health care?

September 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors need to create smarter retirement plan participant communication, according to Colette Ehlers, sales development consultant with Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and...

September 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner proposed that the state’s 2,600 municipal pension plans be consolidated into a statewide system.

September 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The number of U.S. consumers making financial preparations for retirement fell to 70%, the lowest in three years, according to a retirement...